EC denies report of 15 more parliamentary seats for Sarawak

The Election Commission has refuted a report suggesting that Sarawak might gain 15 additional parliamentary seats. According to Khairul Shahril Idrus, Secretary of the EC, the claim in a document titled "Proposed Redelineation of Sarawak Electoral Constituencies" is not accurate. The EC emphasizes that there are currently no plans to increase the number of parliamentary constituencies in Sarawak, a notion mentioned in discussions on the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63).

The EC clarifies that only the seventh Sarawak state constituency review and redelineation proposal has been prepared and is currently on public display from September 1 to 30. Previously, Berita Harian reported that the redelineation of electoral constituencies in Sarawak was anticipated to result in an additional 15 parliamentary seats, aiming to bring the combined representation of Sarawak and Sabah to one-third of the Dewan Rakyat, which has 222 seats in total.

Currently, Sarawak holds 31 seats and Sabah 25, accounting for just 25% of the total. To achieve one-third representation, an additional 18 seats would be necessary.